ask for
phrasal verb
asked for; asking for; asks for
: to request to see or talk to (someone)
Unhappy with the service, he asked for the store manager.
There's someone on the phone asking for you.
Examples of ask for in a Sentence
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office had asked for a gag order that would restrict Trump's comments outside of court in order to protect potential witnesses and jurors.
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Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
For the Josephson competition, scouters are asking for work no longer than 50 pages and can be of any genre.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 6 May 2024
Board members hand those tickets out to friends, local officials and others who ask for them, including county legislators.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2024
Bryan Abasolo is asking for financial support from Rachel Lindsay amid their divorce.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
The tool was not delivered for nearly five years after Microsoft asked for it.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 4 May 2024
In a news release, the Elk Grove Police Department asked for community members’ help in finding two people who robbed a U.S. Bank at 9230 Elk Grove Florin Road.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 May 2024
The board formally asked for an extension because the request was too broad, sources said.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
The students are not asking for divestment from every company linked to Israel (which is the unrealistic ask of Columbia University students) or even Israeli companies (which University of Michigan students want).
—Scott Warren, TIME, 3 May 2024
Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
For the Josephson competition, scouters are asking for work no longer than 50 pages and can be of any genre.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 6 May 2024
Board members hand those tickets out to friends, local officials and others who ask for them, including county legislators.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2024
Bryan Abasolo is asking for financial support from Rachel Lindsay amid their divorce.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
The tool was not delivered for nearly five years after Microsoft asked for it.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 4 May 2024
In a news release, the Elk Grove Police Department asked for community members’ help in finding two people who robbed a U.S. Bank at 9230 Elk Grove Florin Road.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 May 2024
The board formally asked for an extension because the request was too broad, sources said.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
The students are not asking for divestment from every company linked to Israel (which is the unrealistic ask of Columbia University students) or even Israeli companies (which University of Michigan students want).
—Scott Warren, TIME, 3 May 2024
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“Ask for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ask%20for. Accessed 11 May. 2024.
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